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Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

Mud Dam–Conglomerate, 6 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Mud Dam–Conglomerate, 6 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain near Winton, PA. The route reaches Mud Dam. It climbs 1,019 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,217 – 1,949 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.46878, -75.53927
Nearest town Winton, PA
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Mud Dam–Conglomerate, 6 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,218–1,950 ft

Out & Back · Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

Trailhead: 41.46878, -75.53927

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Mud Dam.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto High Voltage, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Stonehenge, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left onto The View, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Stonehenge, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right onto Conglomerate, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miReach Mud Dam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left onto Stonehenge, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto The View, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Stonehenge, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left onto Power Line Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftBear right onto High Voltage, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mud-dam-mud-dam-out-back-7-sights-via-power-line-trail

Trail surface

51% dirt25% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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